Automobile-bed.



E. "R. FISCHER.

AUTOMOBILE BED.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-20, 1911 Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

7". WEMW ELVIBA B. FISCHER 0:5 SEATTLE, iTL ASElIE-TGE AUTOMGBILE-BED.

Application filed September 20, 1917.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that ELvin.\ R. Frscnnn, citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of vVashington, has invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Automobile; 'lecls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a foldable support for beds and it has for its object the provision of a simple and inexpensive structure constructed in sucha manner that it may be folded into such small compass that it may be easily carried in the tool conipartment of an automobile and will, when unfolded to operative position, be adapted to hook over the backs of the front and rear seats of an automobile and at such time lie in position to serve as supports for the front and rear seat cushions which complementally constitute a bed.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detail description which now follows:

In the accompanying drawing:

i ure is a on i ina Y iwi i c Fg 1 l tud l,ie cal se tion illustrating the seats of an automobile in dotted lines and illustrating the improved bed support in full lines.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section upon line 2-2 of F 1g. 1, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section upon line of Fig. 1. 7

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, 5 designates the rear seat and 6 the front seat of an automobile. The device constituting the present invention consists of two identical supports, each consisting of a rear hooked member 7 the upper end of which is adapted to hook over the top of the rear seat 5. These members are preferably, though not necessarily, made of channel iron. The hooked members 7 are pivoted at 8 to longitudinal bars 9. These bars 9 have plates 10 secured thereto by rivets or like fastening devices 12 and to these plates the ends of bars 13 are pivoted at 14. Hooks 15 are,

secured to the ends of the, bars 9 by fastening devices 16 and these hooks hook over.

the adjacent bars 13 to limit the movement of these bars 9 and 13 with respect to each other, in one direction. The bars 9 and 13 are provided with eyelets 17 upon their inner faces which eyelets receive the down turned ends 18 of tie-rods 19. Those ends Specification of Letters Patent. Patg mflgagl Egan, 12 1913,

Serial Td'o. 192,248.

the movement of these hoolemembers in one direction. Stops 2% carried by the bars 13 limit the movement of the hoolomembers 21.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the structure her" shown and described may reacily d into small compass so that it may res truly be carried in an automobile. The stops provide means for stopping the several parts in properly adjust-ed position. In other words, in unfolding the structure the parts will automatically be brought to rest when they reach the position illustrated in Fig. 1. It will further be noted that the pivot 12 and. hook 15 render the bars 9 and 13 rigid with respect to each other against downward strain such as they are subjected to when in use and this despite the fact that the parts are capable of folding with respectto each other. above set forth.

The structure n 'ein siown and described is a simple an i ..e:-pensive one and renders it possible for tourists and campers to make themselves comfortable over night even though they may he out of reach of their hotel.

While the elements shown and described are well adapted to serve the purposes for which they are intended it is to be understood that the invention. is not limited to the precise construction set forth but that it includes within its purview such changes as fairly come within the spirit of the up pended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. in a device of the character described, a pair of members each comprising hooked elements adapted to be hooked over the backs of the front and rear seats of an anti mobile, respectively, and downwardly tending portions carried thereby, a bar piv oted to the lower end of each of said hooked members said bars being of such length as to slightly overlap each other, means for pivoting the end of one bar to the adjacent part of the other bar and means located the end of the last named bar for engaging the other bar to limit the downwardswinging of said bars to a point Where they lie in substantial alinexnent with each other.

2. In a device of the character described, a pair of members each comprising hooked elements adapted to be hooked ever the front and rear seats of an automobile respectively, a bar pivoted to the lower end of each of said hooked members, means for pivoting said bars to each other and a hook carried by one of said bars and adapted to engage the other of said bars to prevent said bars from moving out of longitudinal alinement with each other when a weight is placed upon said bar.

3. A structure as recited in claim 1 com- 15 prising tierods extending between said bars.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ELVIRA R. FISCHER. Witnesses:

LOTTIE SOUDER. 

